Hammer throw lands McKean County man in jail

KANE -- A man was jailed on charges of attempting to assault a state police corporal with a hammer during a domestic dispute in McKean County on Saturday night.

Justin S. Feikls, 22, was placed in the McKean County Jail on $10,000 bond after he was arraigned on aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment charges in an incident that happened at a residence in Wetmore Township on Saturday at about 10:15 p.m.

Police accuse Feikls of throwing a hammer at Cpl. David Smith as Smith attempted to talk to Feikls after police were called to the residence on a reported domestic dispute. Smith was not injured in the incident, police said.